Although the EU unemployment fee remained secure in November 2024, girls had been extra affected than males. Spain, France and Germany recorded the best variety of unemployed.
The unemployment fee within the EU was at 5.9% in November 2024, down from 6.1% in November 2023.
By the top of 2024, virtually 13 million individuals within the bloc had been unemployed, based on the newest information from the EU’s statistics workplace, Eurostat.
Spain has the best variety of unemployed, with 2.74 million. France follows with 2.43 million, whereas Germany’s unemployed inhabitants reached 1.52 million.
In November 2024, the unemployment fee remained greater for girls than males, at 6.1% and 5.7%, respectively.
Unemployment amongst younger adults has proven an upward development.
In November 2024, greater than 3 million individuals beneath 25 had been unemployed throughout the EU. This introduced the youth unemployment fee to fifteen.3%, up barely from 15.2% in October 2024.
Compared to November 2023, youth unemployment within the EU elevated by 159,000.
The nations with the best variety of unemployed younger individuals had been France, Spain, Germany and Italy.
Jobless refugees from Ukraine
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, these fleeing the warfare had been granted short-term safety within the EU beneath the Temporary Protection Scheme.
As of November 2024, 265,000 Ukrainian refugees benefiting from this system in 19 EU nations had been unemployed, a lower of 35,000 individuals in comparison with November 2023.
Similar to EU charges, unemployment was greater amongst girls than males.
Of the unemployed Ukrainian refugees registered in November 2024, 159,000 had been girls aged 25 or older, in comparison with 72,000 males in the identical age vary.
Furthermore, 32,000 Ukrainian refugees beneath the age of 25 had been registered as unemployed throughout the EU in November 2024. This determine remained comparatively secure between 2023 and 2024.
Since April 2022, 20 EU nations have been recording information on unemployed refugees registered with nationwide public employment companies.
Video editor • Mert Can Yilmaz
